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In February 2024, the council passed an ordinance banning right on red in three neighborhoods.
ATLANTA — Drivers, be prepared to keep your foot on the brake a little longer. For nearly two years, the City of Atlanta has been rolling out a rule prohibiting right turns on red in Downtown, Midtown and Castleberry Hill neighborhood.
The deadline for the ban to be in place on all the impacted streets is quickly approaching.
In February 2024, the council passed an ordinance banning right on red in the three neighborhoods. A sign indicating no turn on red has to be at the intersection for the turn to be banned.
The sign rollout, though, is moving slower than the council directed in the ordinance passed nearly two years ago. City Councilman Jason Dozier said Atlanta Department of Transportation will not meet the Dec. 31 deadline in the council’s ordinance to have all the signs up.
The City Council hopes banning the turn will improve pedestrian safety, citing research that when drivers turn right on red they often focus more on the flow of cars than people in the crosswalk.
It’s something Mark Terry can attest to.
“You want to make eye contact with drivers as much as you can, but there are those times where you know who’s going to go first — you or the car — you or the car kind of thing, so you know, those aren’t the safest situations,” Terry said.
11Alive asked the Atlanta Department of Transportation why there’s a delay, according to the councilman.
An ATLDOT spokesperson said the department has completed an evaluation of the neighborhoods in the ordinance and identified the specific intersections where the signs are recommended.
“Delivery of the signs is now being coordinated, and we are actively assessing a phased approach for implementation. Construction projects identified for No Turn on Red signage are currently moving through the implementation phase,” the spokesperson said.
11Alive asked ATLDOT how many signs they have left to install and is waiting to hear back. Councilman Dozier said ATLDOT believes they’ll be done in February.
Several drivers, like Carolann Guilianti, expressed concerns that traffic will increase with fewer opportunities to turn right on red.
“It’s gonna make things a lot more difficult, a lot more delayed,” Guilianti said.
Atlanta Police officers are responsible for enforcement.
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